2026-2027 Course Catalog

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for the Undergraduate Minor in Classical Civilizations

This minor is sponsored by the Department of the Classics. The department also sponsors a minor in Classical Languages.

for the Undergraduate Minor in Classical Civilizations

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | 18 hours in classical civilization or archaeology courses at the level of 114 and above. A maximum of 6 hours is allowed at the 100-level. At least 6 of these hours must be at the advanced (300 or 400) level. Choose courses from the following, in consultation with the Department of the Classics Director of Undergraduate Studies. | | 18 | | CLCV 114 | Introduction to Ancient Greek Culture | | | CLCV 115 | Mythology of Greece and Rome | | | CLCV 116 | Introduction to Ancient Roman Culture | | | CLCV 120 | The Classical Tradition | | | CLCV 131 | Classical Archaeology, Greece | | | CLCV 132 | Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy | | | CLCV 133 | Archaeology of Israel | | | CLCV 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | | | CLCV 206 | Classical Allusions in Cinema | | | CLCV 203 | Ancient Philosophy | | | CLCV 220 | Exploring the Greek and Roman World | | | CLCV 221 | Odysseus and Other Heroes | | | CLCV 224 | Greco-Roman Antiquity and US Minority Cultures | | | CLCV 225 | How to Run an Ancient Empire | | | CLCV 230 | Ancient Engineering | | | CLCV 231 | Development of Ancient Cities | | | CLCV 232 | Ancient Greek Sanctuaries | | | CLCV 240 | Gender & Sexuality in Greco-Roman Antiquity | | | CLCV 250 | Sports and Society in Greece and Rome | | | CLCV 322 | Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater | | | CLCV 323 | The Comic Imagination | | | CLCV 443 | The Archaeology of Greece | | | CLCV 444 | The Archaeology of Italy | | | CLCV 450 | Classics Internship | | | CLCV 490 | Topics in Classical Literature | | | CLCV 491 | Topics Classic Arch & Civ | | | CLCV 492 | Senior Thesis | | | CLCV 493 | Independent Reading | | | GRKM 260 | Decolonizing the Body: Love and Thought in the Poetry of C.P. Cavafy | | | Total Hours | | 18 |

for the Undergraduate Minor in Classical Civilizations

1. Acquire a detailed knowledge of the culture of Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, especially the broader historical, social, and cultural contexts and their development.
2. Acquire familiarity with contemporary methods of cultural and historical analysis to facilitate self-directed inquiry of Ancient Greek and Roman cultures.
3. Acquire an awareness of the place of Ancient Greek and Roman culture in the western tradition in order to understand connections between past and present.
4. Acquire an appreciation of how the careful engagement with other cultures can facilitate new ways of understanding and interpreting one’s own contemporary culture.

for the Undergraduate Minor in Classical Civilizations

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